| EVMC Parking Facilities: New Automatic Vehicle Identification Parking System |
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 The partners of the Eastern Virginia Medical Center (EVMC) Parking Consortium — Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Sentara, Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Norfolk Department of Public Health — are excited to introduce the new Hands-Free Access System that will allow authorized parkers to enter and exit the EVMC Parking facilities with expedience and convenience. Visitors and patients will enjoy additional benefits, too. With this new system, authorized parkers will be able to enter and exit all lots, without searching for their parking card, taking a ticket or even rolling down a window. Once an Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) tag or license plate transponder is properly installed, they will be able to drive up to the gate slowly and it will open automatically. It is as simple as that! Visitors and patients to the medical center visitor lots, the main garage in the middle of the medical center and the surface lot adjacent to Hofheimer Hall must continue to take a ticket on entry that must be presented on exit to calculate payment. One of the new benefits will be the installation of credit A new amenities area is being established in the main visitor garage for all parkers. It will include a courtesy phone for local calls, maps of medical center facilities, informational brochures and vending machines.
Security has already been upgraded to include coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in both the visitor and staff garages by EVMS Security. Several hundred cameras are installed throughout the garages and buildings that are monitored by the EVMS Security staff in order to improve responsiveness. Emergency services such as battery jumps, key retrieval assistance, tire inflation, and car location are provided on demand. Authorized parkers in the garages and staff lots are required to bear an ID from one of the partner institutions. Safety of both pedestrians and drivers is of paramount concern in the medical center. Additional crosswalks have been installed to improve pedestrian traffic flow. New city signs mark streets with larger STOP, ONE-WAY and DO NOT ENTER signs. The City of Norfolk also has installed a new crossing light at Colley and Olney that shows pedestrians how many seconds remain before a light change. All the private signs in the garages will be upgraded by summer with larger and brighter information and directions. There is hope for a very large digital sign installation as you enter the medical center, providing up-to-date parking information on availability, special events, and detours. Speed limit, special parking and caution signs and speed bumps are being installed throughout the campus to reduce the risk to the 15,000 vehicles and pedestrians that visit the medical center daily. Again, we are excited about being able to offer this state-of-the-art system and look forward to making your visit to our facilities as easy, safe and convenient as possible. Please contact us if you have any questions: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . |
Visitors and Patients
processing equipment at the exit booths so that you may use a credit or check card for payment. Cash and checks are already accepted. Visitor payment options also include discounted prepaid parking cards and coupons that can significantly reduce cost for a family with a loved one requiring extended care at one of the partner institutions.